When you are box squatting - it looks like you are resting on the box. To the best of my knowledge the box is only supposed to give you an indication of depth, not support the weight during the pause. Doesn't that put a lot more strain on your back? Please correct me if I'm wrong!

When you are box squatting - it looks like you are resting on the box. To the best of my knowledge the box is only supposed to give you an indication of depth, not support the weight during the pause. Doesn't that put a lot more strain on your back? Please correct me if I'm wrong!

There's more than one way to box squat

I've watched powerlifters sit ALL the way down and back with 800+ lbs., but that can only happen when you've got one hell of a set of lumbars and no disc problems or injuries that would make it a bad choice. That technique is more for really building strength out of the hole and working on weak spots, I don't see people doing it as often as I used to (perhaps because it gave a much better chance for injury if not done carefully!)

Many times, people will take a full quick dead-stop sit on the box, but keeping their normal positioning without really sitting back. Others just go touch-and-go to check depth, but a box squat really only builds strength in the weakest spots if you come to a dead stop and have to really re-set yourself coming out of the hole, otherwise, you may as well just have someone shout at you when you hit proper depth to learn the sweet spot.

_________________"A 'hardgainer' is merely someone who hasn't bothered to try enough different training methods to learn what is actually right for their own damned body." - anonymous

Haven't logged a workout in long-time. My partner is getting ready to deploy so for the most part I will be solo for the next few months and won't be able to film entire workouts. Below I have a video of something new I tried, kettlebell windmills for abs.

Prep: get to keep the 50 extra carbs every other day. I'm gaining weight, its fluctuating betwee 117-121 but my trainer says its fine for now, we have 11 weeks. He says I don't look any less lean. He has added 5 mins of cardio a day so one day 35 LISS and 25 HIIT. UGH I hate HIIT but at least I don't have to do it every day. Every other prep I did it every single day!! I am not quite sure if the fluctuation is coming from the carbs or my excessive consumptions of lettuce, bcaa, and truvia. Despite the extra food I still find myself hungry and wanting to put stuff in mouth so i have lettuce with mustard and truvia (honey mustard). I am gonna stop doing that so much hopefully the next few days bc i feel bloated. On friday i trained back with this dude as a date, he pushed me to barbell row 135x8! He was surprised that I could throw down like that, and said i could be a beast if i got on gear. no thanks but ill take the compliment. Yesterday did chest and bis with trainer.

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